Margaret Gordon - Councillor for Hackney (Lea Bridge)

Councillor Margaret Gordon

Labour Lea Bridge

Email: Margaret.Gordon@Hackney.gov.uk

Council: Hackney

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission Council (Committee Member) Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission (Vice-Chair) Pensions Committee (Deputy Speaker, Committee Member) Constitution Committee (Vice-Chair) Scrutiny Panel (Chair) Appointments Committee Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission Special Urgency Notices (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

62 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Pensions Committee Committee Member

Extraordinary, Pensions Committee - Wednesday 10 December 2025 4.30 pm

The Hackney Council Pensions Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 10 December 2025. During the meeting, the committee, including Councillor Kam Adams, Chair of the committee, will discuss the exclusion of the press and public from proceedings, as well as other items that are exempt from publication.

December 10, 2025
Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission Vice-Chair

Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Wednesday 10 December 2025 7.00 pm

The Hackney Council Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission met on Wednesday 10 December 2025 to discuss budget monitoring for children and education, the Families First Programme[^2], sexual and reproductive health services, the Hackney Education Strategy, behaviour management and school inclusion, and the commission's work programme.

December 10, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm

The Hackney Council meeting on 26 November 2025 addressed key issues including rent controls, the Shoreditch Area Action Plan, and pension fund management. The council approved a motion supporting rent controls and adopted the Future Shoreditch Area Action Plan for submission to the government. Additionally, the council noted the Annual Report of the Pensions Committee 2024/25 and the Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap 2025 report.

November 26, 2025
Pensions Committee Committee Member

Pensions Committee - Tuesday 25 November 2025 6.30 pm

The Hackney Council Pensions Committee convened to discuss and approve several key items, including the Pension Fund Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25, a draft consultation response to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), and the Pension Committee's Annual Report to the Full Council. The committee also received updates on various investment-related matters, most of which were discussed in private due to their commercially sensitive nature.

November 25, 2025
Pensions Committee Committee Member

Extraordinary, Pensions Committee - Wednesday 5 November 2025 6.30 pm

The Hackney Council Pensions Committee convened to discuss strategic asset allocation, preceded by a decision to exclude the press and public from a portion of the meeting due to the confidential nature of the information to be discussed. The committee approved recommendations related to both the exclusion of the press and public and the strategic asset allocation workshop.

November 05, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

203 decisions · Page 15 of 41

Appointments to Committees

From: Council - Wednesday 23 July 2025 7.00 pm - July 23, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Audit Committee Annual Report 2024-25

From: Council - Wednesday 23 July 2025 7.00 pm - July 23, 2025

...to note the contents of the Audit Committee Annual Report 2024-25.

Recommendations Approved

Joint Amendments from the Green and Hackney Independent Socialist Groups

From: Council - Wednesday 23 July 2025 7.00 pm - July 23, 2025

...the joint amendments proposed by the Green and Hackney Independent Socialist Groups to the Labour motion regarding violence against women and girls were not approved.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 62

Average per Month: 3.1

Decisions Recorded: 203